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Hotels Lure Neighborhood Residents With Perks, No Check-In Required

More resorts are drawing locals to enjoy luxury amenities, but without having to stay overnight.

Hotels are finding a lucrative business getting local residents to use the expensive spas, golf courses and other amenities that they've spent millions of dollars adding to their properties. Andrea Petersen has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Lori Eanes for The Wall Street Journal.

At the Rosewood Sand Hill resort, Anne Leahy Jones in a recent week swam in the pool, had an al fresco lunch, took yoga and Pilates classes in the fitness center and lounged in the spa's hot tub. Then she drove eight minutes to her home.

"I do have a swimming pool in my backyard, but no one comes through and offers me water and cleans my lounge chair," says Ms. Jones, a 62-year-old retired marketing executive. Ms. Jones...